Smith Grove, Texas

Smith Grove, Texas
Ghost town
Smith Grove is located in Texas
Smith Grove
Smith Grove
Smith Grove is located in the United States
Smith Grove
Smith Grove
Coordinates: 31°08′21″N 95°23′08″W / 31.13917°N 95.38556°W / 31.13917; -95.38556
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1380558[1]

Smith Grove is a rural ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

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The area in what is known as Smith Grove today was founded sometime before 1900. It had a church, a store, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. These details remained the same in the mid-1960s, with another church being built and most of the residents moving elsewhere after World War II. It was declared a dispersed, rural community in the early 1990s.[2]

Geography

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Smith Grove is located approximately four miles east of Lovelady at the intersection of FMs 1280 and 1309.[2]

Education

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Smith Grove is served by the Lovelady Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smith Grove, Texas
  2. ^ a b Smith Grove, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online


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